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Neclected worm bin?

18 years ago

I have a worm bin that had been going strong for about 2 years. I kept it in the house until we ended up with a massive fruit fly problem last fall. I decided that it was being overfed and decided to ignore the bin for a little while. I put it outside... and ...

A little while actually ended up being all winter. Today, I thought I would go out and see if I could salvage any castings from the bin. It did not occur to me that there may actually still be living worms in it! When I lifted the lid, though, there were worms! Now, half of the bin was dried out and there are only around 100 worms, but the entire bottom of the bin was beautiful castings! The bin smells great! Earthy and not foul at all!

My questions are... can I salvage my bin and worms? If I treat them well, will they catch back up and re-populate the bin? Or should I move them to a smaller environment for a while? Should I harvest the castings and add more bedding? When should I begin feeding them again? Should I introduce some new worms?

Thanks in advance for your help!

~Amy~

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